I can't find the tweet or article now, but Uran was talking about how they can't make it too hard or the big stars just won't come. It's an early season race à la San Luis, San Juan or TDU. So the riders get to stay in the same hotel for the duration of the race and the stages are "easy" enough so that it can almost be used as an extension of a training camp and only have to give it a go on the last day.

Pacioni did well at San Juan with a couple of top-5 finishes. It wouldn't surprise me if he can repeat that with the less stacked sprint field here.

Last year Sevilla found Colombia a tougher nut to crack than San Juan. Probably the same this time round. A target this year for the team might be the KoM. In 2018 there were very few points available to the break, but this year it's a bit different. Beltran or Tejeda could go for that.

I think this is the Colombian Federation distancing themselves from the TV debacle (but didn't they give the contract to ESPN?). Hopefully things will improve, but in such a short time what can they do....

I think this is the Colombian Federation distancing themselves from the TV debacle (but didn't they give the contract to ESPN?). Hopefully things will improve, but in such a short time what can they do....

There was a show yesterday, in both racing and TV terms. Carapaz, Uran and few others gave it a go on the final lap. The attacks never looked like succeeding, but it was good for the race after the bad PR of stage two.